Her will

I dont know how to title this post, thus decided to name it 'Her will'. Afterall, we often link will to dividing a deceased's money.
Almost 2 months after she left, i finally sat down to work out the expenses and divided the remaining amount among her 3 grandchildren.

It amazed me on how an old lady like her could have accumulated almost $9000 ++ at her age. She was a frugal lady. As i took out her spare notes and coins from her pouch, i remembered a conversation we had. I couldnt exactly understand her thoughts, but it went along the line in not wanting the SMRT to earn her few cents. She had a elderly concession card and according to her, the concession was not valid during certain hours in the weekend. Thus, she claimed that she can save a few cents if she uses coins rather than her EZ link conceession card on non-concession period. That explains her heavy pouch with spare notes and coins.

She left some money for her decendents. I felt ashamed. During her stay in the hospital, there were plans to transfer her to a nursing home. We applied for a subsided nursing home, but due to the long waiting list, we had to move her to a private home first. A private nursing home is expensive, easily costing up at $ 2000 a month. As i was sourcing around and making the arrangement, i was concern about the cost. I was concern about the drain in my finances. It was a valid concern then. Yet, now as I divided her money, a deep sense of guilt came over me. I was concern about the finances she will incur during the stay in the nursing home, yet, now, i didnt fork out a single cent for the private nursing home, and in addition, she left money. I decided to divide it among her 3 grandchildren, i.e my uncle, my auntie and my mother. She left us something even when we gave her nothing.

That's my greatgrandmother.Frugal and selfless.